 |
Storm Chasers is filmed primarily during late spring and early summer each year in the central United States, the time of the most frequent tornado activity. Several teams of storm chasers appear in the series. During the 2007 and 2008 seasons Joshua Wurman, a renowned atmospheric scientist and creator of the Doppler On Wheels (DOW), teamed with documentary IMAX filmmaker Sean C. Casey. Josh's goal is to collect tornado data in order to improve warnings systems, while Sean's goal is to film footage inside a tornado using his armored Tornado Intercept Vehicle (TIV). An early version of the Tornado Intercept Vehicle (TIV).The TIV crew is led by Sean Casey[1], who is aided by Ronan P. Nagle, driver and former Co-Executive Producer, now Executive Producer as of 2009, of the series, and Byron Turk, navigator and a shooter/producer for the show. The TIV is also outfitted with weather instruments that collect data from approximately 12 feet above ground that, when combined with the DOW radar imagery and the probe data, can help to give Josh a more complete picture of a tornado's structure. Casey is producing/directing his second IMAX feature about tornadoes. The first, Forces of Nature, was released in 2003 with a third of the film dedicated to tornadoes, the other 2/3 were dedicated to volcanoes and earthquakes. Ronan is an executive producer on the film entitled, Tornado Alley, with the release in March of 2011. Beginning in 2008, the program also began following the team from the website TornadoVideos.Net (TVN) led by meteorology Ph.D. candidate Reed Timmer, Joel Taylor (Driver/Meteorologist) and Chris Chittick (Photographer/Probe Technician). The goal of Reed's small but highly mobile team is to capture "extreme video" as well as scientific data from tornadoes. During the 2009 season, the series also documented the TWISTEX team, led by engineer and veteran storm chaser Tim Samaras. The main purpose of the TWISTEX team is to deploy their "turtle" probes into the path of tornadoes and deploy mesonet vehicles around the twister. Carl Young helps pilot the Probe vehicle while Tony Laubach drives one of the mesonet vehicles, M3. This new season also brought a change to Sean Casey's team, replacing the TIV with the TIV2 later on in the chasing season. Another addition to Casey's team was the addition of the Doghouse, driven by meteorologists and storm chasers Matt Hughes and Brandon Ivey, who chased as part of the TIV team. The original Scout, PROBE, TWISTEX, and TVN vehicles all carry probes that are designed to be placed in the projected path of tornadoes to collect data and film footage from the lowest portion of the tornado.Read full review
Well I'd have to say for a Wisconsin storm chaser this kept me quite interested. If your into: storm chasing, adrenaline rushes, traveling, and life drama then this will blow you away! I titled it storm chasing 360 for the simple fact that these chasers can do what most can't do; they position for an intercept with a tornado. I would compare this type of show to ones where people are bungee jumping and sky driving in dangerous areas and then multiply the excitement by 2. What I like about this show is mother nature will always be in control and all we can do is react. This show also keeps you at the edge of your seat during the chase. What I didn't like so much was there was a little to much down time in the middle and the negative attitudes got old to listen to. I know this is all part of the chase, but they could have cut some of it out and added some explaining about their equipment and/or why they chose to go that direction leading to the chase. I bought this dvd to overcome a fear I use to have for fierce storms. Now since I've become older, I have learned the only way to get over a fear is by facing it. I've been doing this kinda thing for 7 years and wants to obtain more information to prepare myself for a lifelong goal of a chasing tornadoes during a spring season in the central plains. I will buy more seasons when they come to E-Bay. When they get some better footage I will be willing to pay more money. (Justin Johnson- Rio,WI)Read full review
I love this series. My last DVD was so scratched it stopped playing. I found others but they were over $50! This DVD looked like it was brand new. The surface was as smooth as glass and a great bargain. I couldn't be happier! I'll definitely be back if I'm ever looking for a DVD.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
It's a pretty good show don't like some of the characters but I like the action
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in DVDs & Blu-ray Discs
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on DVDs & Blu-ray Discs
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- You may also like
